By Sherry Koh | Apr 28, 2010

From Mel-bourne: Killer DIY ideas

Jason Bourne of the Bourne films (based on Robert Ludlum’s novels) impressed audiences with his super-human feat of staying alive. A homeowner in Melbourne possesses the same killer instinct, well, in terms of executing DIY projects with old items around the house.

Eight hours by flight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), a MOTT (mother of three tykes), finds time to share a few DIY (Do-It-Yourself) projects that her husband embarked upon. The results are very interesting, to say the least.

It’s a door... It’s a table... No! It’s a super door-table!



One of the table's "legs": Stool + Tripod = Stoopod or Tri-ol?	*Table like no other:* Screw the non-uniform “legs” onto the door (top left). The door becomes a table to place your barang-barang (things)!

Arty frames
Most fabrics were bought off eBay, while one or two were purchased from Kamdar. You can get the affordable wooden frames from IKEA or any arts and crafts shops. The homeowner said that you should staple it at the back and then, tape it neatly, so that the slightly protruding staples would not scratch your walls.

Speedy Spidey-bike
Subject your children’s old bicycle to some creative touches! Here, the owner has sprayed the bicycle’s frame and old Spiderman toys to red (black for Venom - the baddie Spiderman). It comes complete with "webs" too (on the bicycles)! It’s amazing what some spray, glue and a dash of out-of-the-box thinking can result in.


With great creativity, comes great results: The spidey-themed bicycle

A fun project at home
Find some old toys purchased from, say, fast food franchises. Spray the toys with silver colour. Stick/screw a hook into the plastic toys. String a wire through the toys’ “hook” and loop it around a small cone. You could also use an old Christmas tree star and position it above the cone.

Note: If you do not have a plastic cone, you could make one with a cardboard (or any material that is not too flimsy).

When drawing circles with a compass, the metal-point-end is placed at the center of the circle and the other point (generally a pencil lead) is placed on the cardboard. Turn the pencil-end of the compass around until it gets back to the starting place.

Cut the cardboard according to the pencilled line. If you do not have a compass, trace around a round object such as a lid, paper plate or container.Cut a triangle at approximately one quarter of the circle (two lines from the middle point of the circle to the edge of the circle). Fold the circle, overlapping the edges a little and tape/glue the edges.

Do you have any interesting home-related DIY projects to share? If yes, send an e-mail to contents@starproperty.my

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